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What is esotericism and what did the alchemists want?

5 January, 2024

A special episode about alchemy, esotericism and the occult, watching which it is best to cut olivier and listen to the chimes.


Guest — Vladimir Vasilyevich Vinokurov, Doctor of Philology, Associate Professor of the Department of Religious Studies at the Moscow State University
Anton Kuznetsov — Ph.D., research associate at the Center for Consciousness Studies at the Faculty of Philosophy of Moscow State University

Timecode:

00:00 - Introduction
01:42 - Pseudoscience of Astrology and the Memorandum of the Russian Academy of Sciences
03:31 - What is esotericism
07:35 - Esotericism in the ordinary sense
09:19 - The Occult as a secret
12:08 - Successes of science and esoteric teachings
18:10 - Mesmerism and exorcism. The start of clinical psychology
27:20 - What is alchemy?
29:55 - The difference between alchemists and chemists
35:04 - The Philosopher's Stone
39:34 - Alchemical recipes
46:39 - Court Alchemists
50:32 - Alchemical Diplomacy and Legend
56:19 - New Year. The mystery of death and birth
59:01 - Competition! 
01:00:25 - Happy New Year!

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